The Catholic University of America

DISTANCE COURSES: VCU

 

For those specific courses offered at Virginia Commonwealth University

Library Privileges
During the first class meeting, each student will fill out a Community Borrower Form from the VCU libraries. This allows each user to utilize and check out materials in the VCU libraries. CUA students may utilize fee-based auxiliary services, borrow up to five books from the VCU libraries at one time, ask for reference assistance, and check out reserve materials. Use of computer classrooms are for VCU students only. Document delivery and interlibrary loan services must be processed through the CUA library

Textbooks
Textbooks can be purchased by students on the first day of class during the first class meeting. The program assistant orders textbooks from the VCU bookstore based on the number of students enrolled in the course. After the first class, a second order is placed for textbooks for students not enrolled prior to the first day of class.

Reserve Materials
Reserve materials are kept in the Media Resource Service section of the Cabell library on the third floor. Depending on the professor's choice, materials can be checked out for two hours, one day, or three days. A picture ID is required to check out reserve materials.

Parking
Classes at VCU are typically held at the James Branch Cabell Library located at 901 Park Avenue. Limited street parking is available after 6:00 p.m. There is a parking garage on Main and Laurel Streets, approximately 4 blocks from the library.

 

Richmond Program Assistant
Every off campus site has a student who is hired to be a program assistant. This person helps take care of administrative duties such as ordering text books and coordinating library privileges for students and faculty. The current program assistant for VCU is:

Kareemah Hamdan
kareemahhamdan@hotmail.com
804-683-7142

Please contact Kareemah with any questions regarding issues specific to classes being offered at VCU.